Abstract
This address considers the development of media history as a field of research in Australia. It takes the form of a historiographical excursion, beginning with a focus on the press, and then extending to broadcasting, and touching on the work of KS Inglis as a through line. After considering what I identify as a historiographical blossoming since the 1980s, I extend my gaze to the tools and institutions for media history that have emerged, including online resources, a conference series and a research centre. Finally, I use my own 1990s research into the Packer empire to illustrate how some of the techniques for doing media history have changed in the past 20 years. In doing so, I reflect on both the benefits, and the limitations, of digital tools and techniques for Australian media historians.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-21 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Media International Australia |
Volume | 170 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 12 Oct 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2019 |
Keywords
- Australian media history
- digital humanities
- historiography
- KS Inglis
- newspaper digitisation